Legal Opinion
McKinsey v. Wade
Court of Appeals of Georgia
Decided September 26, 1975No. 51055PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Evans, Judge.
This case is an action for wrongful death. Robert Joel McKinsey, aged 16, was killed by a dynamite charge exploding in a booby-trapped cigarette vending machine on the premises of A. C. Wade, a liquor store operator in Cordele, Georgia. Ella Christine McKinsey, his mother, sued Wade for the wrongful death of her minor son.
Defendant admitted booby-trapping the vending machine with dynamite, but contended it was not for the purpose of killing the deceased. He contended the machine had been burglarized in the past, and he was merely attempting to scare the vandals. He made no test…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Lowe v. PayneSupreme Court of Georgia · 1923
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- Fuller v. Louis Steyerman & Sons Inc.Court of Appeals of Georgia · 1933
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